The error you are seeing is coming from ncclient library. Are you able to connect to the device using a sample python script that uses ncclinet library?
Reference python script: https://github.com/ncclient/ncclient/blob/master/examples/nc01.py Regards, Ganesh On Thursday, 3 January 2019 23:57:01 UTC+5:30, Anurag Bhatia wrote: > > Hello there > > > Was wondering if anyone has experience of using ansible with Huawei > successfully? > We are using Huawei at our IX and I am able to use ad-hoc commands with > Huawei but playbooks based on documentation fail with a ncclient related > error. We do have nc client as well as netconf installed on the machine. > > > > Our sample playbook (IP and access details are removed) > > > --- > - hosts: ###hidden### > connection: local > gather_facts: no > vars: > cli: > host: ###hidden### > port: ###hidden### > username: ###hidden### > password: ###hidden### > transport: cli > > tasks: > - name: Test port > ce_switchport: > interface: XGigabitEthernet0/0/44 > mode: access > access_vlan: 100 > provider: '{{ cli }}' > state: present > > > > > and this throws the following error during execution: > > > The full traceback is: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/local/bin/ansible-connection", line 106, in start > self.connection._connect() > File > "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py", > line 288, in _connect > ssh_config=ssh_config > File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ncclient/manager.py", line 163, > in connect > return connect_ssh(*args, **kwds) > File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ncclient/manager.py", line 128, > in connect_ssh > session.connect(*args, **kwds) > File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ncclient/transport/ssh.py", line > 485, in connect > raise SSHError("Could not open connection, possibly due to > unacceptable" > SSHError: Could not open connection, possibly due to unacceptable SSH > subsystem name. > > fatal: [$Host]: FAILED! => { > "msg": "Could not open connection, possibly due to unacceptable SSH > subsystem name." > } > > > > Anyone with ideas on what could be wrong? > > > Thanks! > > > -- > > > Anurag Bhatia > anuragbhatia.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to ansible-project@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/43884c30-4dff-406d-9464-e204a1afac89%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
